Herman Walldorf Commercial Real Estate announces that Sarah Lester Chrzan has joined the Herman Walldorf Commercial Team as a communications & marketing facilitator. In this role, Ms. Chrzan will coordinate communication with clients, and advance marketing systems for Walldorf focusing on email, social media, and print and web campaigns.

Ms. Chrzan’s background includes nearly seven years of experience in building programs and marketing efforts, most recently supporting internal operations for Courseload, a growing education technology company based in Indianapolis, In. Previously, Ms. Chrzan worked at CreateHere in Chattanooga, serving as coordinator of Chattanooga Stand, a grassroots community visioning campaign that gathered feedback from over 26,000 residents.

Agent Benjamin Pitts says, “We are thrilled to have Sarah join the team to support our commitment to serve our clients well. She is enthusiastic about Chattanooga, and her experience will help us identify and implement best practices for communications and marketing in an constantly advancing media environment.”

The Salvation Army’s Christmas presence is back downtown after a lapse of more than 30 years of always being at the corner of 8th Street and Broad Street, the old American National Bank plaza. It has moved 1.5 blocks to 109 E 8th St., Herman Walldorf & Company Realtors for an easy ground floor drop off. Walldorf, the oldest family name in Chattanooga real estate, ... (click for more)

County school board members are gearing up to set priorities for the next round of new school construction in Hamilton County. Lee McDade, assistant superintendent, said officials may know by the spring how much money will be available to build new schools or add on to existing ones - or do a combination of both. Board member Rhonda Thurman said a proposal to build a new Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Walker County Sole Commissioner-Elect Shannon Whitfield said there will be a new arrangement for holding of public commissioner sessions when he takes place at the start of January. Current Commissioner Bebe Heiskell has held Thursday meetings at 3:30 p.m. from time to time in a conference room at her office near the Walker County Courthouse in LaFayette. Mr. Whitfield said those ... (click for more)

While a noble cause to make sure vehicles are operating efficiently with the minimum amount of pollutants, a simple analysis makes it somewhat evident the VET program in Chattanooga causes more pollution that it prevents. Though I don't know how many vehicles are tested on an annual basis, if you assume an average round trip of 10 miles to the nearest testing station (five ... (click for more)

If I could change one thing about the schools in Chattanooga, my wish would be that everybody could become good friends. I’m talking about the private schools versus the public schools. The rancor is so bad we hardly ever play in sports anymore and what the loathsome TSSAA has done in recent years to the out-numbered private schools is sinful. My dream would be that there would ... (click for more)